Credit Card

If you’re jetting off for a week or two to find some sunshine this year and thinking of taking your credit card with you, it’s worth checking the card charges before you travel. Some cards don’t charge for purchases or ATM cash withdrawals when used Read More

Andrew Hagger of Moneycomms looks at the latest trends in the UK credit card market. Statistics released today by UK Finance revealed that £1.62 billion of credit card balance transfers took place in January – the highest value one month switch since March 2006. While Read More

Personal Loan rates on the up as borrowers face a credit squeeze Andrew Hagger of Moneycomms.co.uk looks at the latest changes in the consumer lending market. Personal borrowers have enjoyed record low personal loan rates and long term interest free balance transfer deals in recent years, but Read More

The latest monthly statistics released by UK Finance this morning show there is still huge demand for 0% credit card balance transfers with 622,000 transactions totalling £1.3 billion in July. Consumers may still be chasing these deals but lenders are already starting to reduce the Read More

The latest figures from UK Finance (formerly the British Bankers Association) show that total UK credit card balances stood at £64.3 billion as at June 2017. That’s an increase of £1.12 billion in the last month and more than £2 billion in the last quarter. Read More